Great Deceiver gripping novel bestselling

The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. It starts with a magician and a murder in a Brighton boarding house throw in a show on Brighton pier, a sinister radio personality and a potential serial killer, and youve got the next gripping book in the Brighton Mysteries series. Magician Max Mephisto is hailed by a voice from the past, fellow performer Ted English, aka the Great Deceiver. Teds assistant, Cherry, has been found dead in her Brighton boarding house and Ted is convinced that hell be accused of her murder. Max agrees to talk to his friend, Superintendent Edgar Stephens, who is investigating the case. What Max doesnt know is that the girls family have hired private detective duo Emma Holmes (Edgars wife) and Sam Collins to do some digging of their own. When a second magicians assistant is killed, Edgar persuades Max to perform one last time with a female assistant as decoy. But who will he choose for the role. Praise for The Great DeceiverFull of period charm and fiendish plotting Mail on SundayRiveting Sunday PostGripping . . . magical . . . we loved it Womans WeeklyAn engaging cosy mystery with added bite Crime Monthly Intriguing, multilayered and full of rich period detail Lancashire Evening Press Readers are loving The Great DeceiverWonderful storytelling The background, the plot, the characters just brilliant! I was gripped from beginning to end Elly Griffiths at her best The Last Remains, the final... | Elly Griffiths The Great Deceiver : The gripping new novel from the bestselling